I am tattooed. It's something you have to deal with. When you get Tagan, you get glasses, freckles, constant movie quotes, and tattoos.
I have 11 tattoos. Really, I would like to tell you the stories behind them.
My first tattoo is a plain black outlined star on the inside of my right forearm. I figured it was a safe tattoo, and honestly? It was modelled after Joel Madden's tattoos he's now had covered up. But previously had on both arms. I figured it was a safe first tattoo. It was. Now I'm looking into adding to it, and making it into a constellation.
My next tattoo is actually three. On the inside of my left forearm I have three broken hears. All with thick black outlines, one is light blue, one is red and the last is purple. They represent each broken heart I've had, and the colors represent that specific person. I intend on adding to these as well, I'm due for three more (the colors will be green, orange and dark blue). But, I'm not ready to get them yet.
On the inside of my right wrist I have "Scherzo" written in a pretty font. It means "Joke" in italian. (This is one tattoo I will not explain. Sorry, kids.)
Around my right ankle I have "Not all who wander are lost. Est. 1985" written. It was a shared tattoo with a friend, my tattoo is in her handwriting and she has the same thing in mine. To be honest, the words are from Lord Of the Rings. Lol its my geek tattoo. Wins some boys hearts over, let me tell you.
My next tattoo goes from my elbow nearly to my wrist on the outside of my right forearm. In hot pink, in my handwriting it reads "I'm in a fight with the world but I'm winning.". Sometimes we need something to remind us not to give up, this is my reminder. Funny story, when I went into the tattoo shop and said what I wanted, a guy at the counter turned around and looked at me and said "Cancer?". LOL it still cracks me up. It's a line from the Avril Lavigne song "Runaway". Listen to the song, you'll get it. Or maybe not. I'm not afraid to admit I dig some Avril.
On the top of my left foot I have a tattoo that I got with my best friend, Katie. She picked the design and I picked the colors. Its a light blue heart with three bright green stars around it. It's probably my most feminine tattoo. It's definately one of my favorites.
On the top of my right foot I have a gramophone, with the letters "NFG" on the box of the gramophone. Coming out of the gramophone it says "The needle on my record player has been wearing thin". Around the words are pink "sound lines" and black music notes. The letters stand for New Found Glory, my favorite band. The words are the opening to their song "Hit or Miss".
In February 2010, I got to see New Found Glory for the first time. I was the third person in line, and randomly Chad (the lead guitarist, also known as the dude who's dating Hayley Williams from Paramore) came up from behind me! He gave me a hug and said he liked my home made tshirt. When I showed him my tattoo he asked if it hurt (Like a mother fucker.) and thanked me. So sweet.
On the back of my left arm, above my elbow, I have a little cartoony looking fella standing in the rain. There's a rain cloud above him with rain coming down, and there's a puddle below him. He looks super sad and has a pink heart on his chest. I named him Charlie. The truth is, I got this tattoo on a total whim. I wanted a rain cloud with a lightning bolt behind my ear, but I couldn't find a cloud or a lightning bolt that I liked. And then I stumbled upon the little cutie I ended up getting and fell in love right away!
Also, this is the tattoo that I was the biggest pussy about getting. True story. Most of my tattoos have been on fairly muscley places, or (as with my feet/wrist) very boney places. Charlie is on a spot where its kind of fatty. I actually had to ask my friend who did it to stop, because I got light-headed. Something that's never happened. It was probably my fastest tattoo, but I still had to take a "I feel like puking cuz it HURTS" break. I still feel like a pussy looking back on it.
My latest and last tattoo is a lot more personal to me than all the others. It's my only tattoo that isn't readily visible to the eye. On my left side, maybe three fingers down from my breast, I have a mixtape with the tape pulled out of it. The cassette itself is green, the center of the tape is purple. There is a label on the tape that says "Head Over Feet".
A lot of my tattoos are very music related. Three are directly quoting songs I love. Pretty much all of them have a personal story behind them and why I have them.
I love hearing people's tattoo stories and seeing different tattoos. Weirdly enough, I tend to date guys who do not have tattoos, but I think that's more of a chance thing than anything. I think the right kind of tattoos on a person are sexy, but this is very rare.
You know who I think has cool tattoos? Jaret from Bowling for Soup (He has a semi-sleeve dedicated to 80's toys. So cool). Also the guys from New Found Glory have pretty wicked tattoos. I know someone who has a half-sleeve that's Super Mario themed. That's so cool.
I intend on getting a lot more tattoos. I'd like a full sleeve on my left arm. I'd also like a tattoo of John Cusack from the movie "Say Anything" down my side. I would never get a tramp stamp. Or anything on my neck/facial region.
One of my favorite quotes is, "The only difference between a tattooed person and a person who isn't, is a tattooed person doesn't care if you have a tattoo or not."
And you know what, friends? It's true.
